. Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you[…]
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Quotes: Barry Eisler
All writers think of what they do as an art. Smart writers understand that writing is also a business. Really[…]
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I can’t find the original source of this piece, so it may be like that famous Abraham Lincoln quote: “Don’t[…]
Read moreQuotes: Robert Heinlein
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. Robert[…]
Read moreQuotes: Graham Greene
Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can[…]
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Quotes: Joe Konrath
… the only two groups required in a reader and writer relationship is the reader and the writer. Everyone else[…]
Read moreQuotes: Jim Crace
Successful writers are only rarely in the middle of difficult paragraphs. Most of our time is spent prevaricating and whining[…]
Read moreQuote: Jules Renard
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. Jules Renard .
Read moreQuote: Sylvia Plath
You ask me why I spend my life writing? Do I find entertainment? Is it worthwhile? Above all,[…]
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